Among the movies that have garnered attention from other festivals and now play at FrightFest are “Life After Beth,” “Zombeavers,” “The Babadook,” “The Samurai,” “Stage Fright,” “Starry Eyes,” “Housebound,” “R100,” “Faults,” “I Survived a Zombie Holocaust” and “Shockwave Darkside 3D.”

Documentaries receiving their U.K. premieres include Alexandre O. Philippe’s zombie culture reveal “Doc of the Dead,” and Erik Sharkey’s touching portrait of Drew Struzan, “Drew: The Man Behind the Poster.” There is also the world premiere of David Gregory’s “Lost Soul – The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley’s Island of Dr. Moreau.”

There is also a special presentation of James Ward’s mind-bending horror sci-fi “Coherence.”

Alan Jones, festival co-director, said: “Everything genre-wise you’ve been hearing about — and a whole lot you haven’t yet — has been included in the program to ensure our move to the Vue will be the most exciting and game-changing genre event of the year.”

Julia Wrigley, head of Film4 channel, added: “It’s fantastic to be back for our eighth year of fear as headline sponsors of Film4 FrightFest. For us, it’s still a great place to get reacquainted with favorite filmmakers and make exciting discoveries, many of which end up on the channel. We can’t wait to settle into a new venue to see what the team has in store for us, while our FrightFest fortnight on Film4 allows viewers to invite the horror and excitement into their own home.”